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What business sellers get wrong about IP ownership — Read Article

Corporate & Commercial Law, Business Structuring & Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions

What business sellers get wrong about IP ownership

When selling a business, intellectual property can be one of the most valuable assets being transferred. But sellers are often caught out by created IP, especially where software, branding, website content or processes were developed by contractors, freelancers or agencies without a proper written assignment.

When a director is not a director: the Dream Harvest case — Read Article

Corporate & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

When a director is not a director: the Dream Harvest case

A recent Victorian Supreme Court decision has confirmed that a person listed on the ASIC register as a director may not be a director at all if they never gave genuine consent, never acted in the role and received no benefit from the appointment.

A PPSR Surprise — Read Article

Agribusiness & Regional Enterprises, Energy, Resources & Environment, Financial Services & Insurance, Industrial, Manufacturing & Logistics, Property Development & Construction, Retail, Hospitality & Consumer Services, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Corporate & Commercial Law, Business Law, Mergers & Acquisitions

A PPSR Surprise

Historic PPSR registrations can sit on the register long after a loan, lease or supply arrangement has ended. For businesses seeking finance, refinancing or preparing for sale, those old registrations can create delay, confusion and commercial risk.

Oppression of a minority shareholder - a common dispute — Read Article

Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Corporate & Commercial Law, Business Law, Business Structuring & Transactions

Oppression of a minority shareholder - a common dispute

When majority control crosses the line into unfairness, minority shareholders are not without recourse. This overview explains what oppression looks like and how the Court responds.

Asset sale or share sale? What business owners with large vehicle fleets need to know — Read Article

Corporate & Commercial Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Australia

Asset sale or share sale? What business owners with large vehicle fleets need to know

Selling a business with a substantial vehicle fleet can add unexpected complexity to a transaction. This guide explains the legal and practical differences between an asset sale, share sale and SPV structure.

Frozen Out: When You Are Being Squeezed Out of Your Own Business — Read Article

Corporate & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Mergers & Acquisitions

Frozen Out: When You Are Being Squeezed Out of Your Own Business

When control shifts and transparency disappears, minority shareholders can find themselves locked out of the business they helped build. The law provides powerful remedies — but evidence is critical.

Handshake Deals and Verbal Promises: Can You Enforce an Unwritten Contract? — Read Article

Corporate & Commercial Law, Business Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Mergers & Acquisitions

Handshake Deals and Verbal Promises: Can You Enforce an Unwritten Contract?

Handshake deals feel simple — right up until memory, money and expectations diverge. If nothing is in writing, evidence becomes the battleground.

When Business Partners Become Opponents: Navigating Director and Shareholder Disputes — Read Article

Corporate & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

When Business Partners Become Opponents: Navigating Director and Shareholder Disputes

When trust breaks down inside a company, the consequences can be commercially devastating. Understanding your legal options early can protect both your position and your investment.

What to do when your contract counterparty goes 'belly up' — Read Article

Corporate & Commercial Law, Government, Local Government, Victoria (VIC)

What to do when your contract counterparty goes 'belly up'

Maximising Your Private Business Exit: Seven Steps You Can Take Now — Read Article

Corporate & Commercial Law, Mergers & Acquisitions

Maximising Your Private Business Exit: Seven Steps You Can Take Now

See us at PAX Aus — Read Article

Corporate & Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Technology & Data, Technology, Media & Telecommunications

See us at PAX Aus

Australian government takes first step towards significant and well-overdue privacy reform — Read Article

Corporate & Commercial Law, Banking & Finance

Australian government takes first step towards significant and well-overdue privacy reform

Understanding Contracts — Read Article

Australia, Corporate & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Understanding Contracts

New Privacy Laws for Payment Default Notices — Read Article

Corporate & Commercial Law

New Privacy Laws for Payment Default Notices

Automatic removal of directors – does an offence — Read Article

Corporate & Commercial Law

Automatic removal of directors – does an offence "involve dishonesty"?

Australia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Corporate & Commercial Law,

Using your super powers: Why you should register your interests to obtain PMSI super priority

The Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) Gets Some Grunt — Read Article

Australia, Corporate & Commercial Law

The Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) Gets Some Grunt

Australia, Banking & Finance, Corporate & Commercial Law,

Responsible Lending guidance in turmoil following decision by the Federal Court in the Westpac case

Protect your Confidential Information! Why having an NDA is important — Read Article

Australia, , Intellectual Property, Technology & Data, Corporate & Commercial Law, Banking & Finance

Protect your Confidential Information! Why having an NDA is important

Landlords' — Read Article

Australia, Corporate & Commercial Law, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Landlords' "Super Priority" for unpaid rent of insolvent tenants

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